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A TALL AND FINE IVORY NETSUKE OF A A RARE MARINE IVORY NETSUKE OF A
DUTCHMAN WITH COCKEREL DUTCHMAN WITH A COCKEREL
Unsigned, ivory netsuke Unsigned, marine ivory netsuke
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Japan, 18 CENTURY %DO PERIOD Japan, early 19 CENTURY %DO PERIOD
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4HE TALL $UTCHMAN IS WEARING A LARGE TUSSLED 4HE $UTCHMAN IS WEARING AN ALLONGE WIG AND A
hat and has a humorous expression, typically large hat with tassels. He is holding a cockerel with
caricaturized, with a large nose, wide-opened beautiful tail feathers visible on the back. Very
eyes and compressed lips. He is holding a cockerel dense and precisely carved patterns on the garment,
in his hands, probably referring to the pastime of small buttons inset with black horn on the reverse.
COCKlGHTING IN THE $UTCH COMPANY (E HAS CURLY $UTCHMEN WERE ONLY KNOWN TO NETSUKE ARTISTS FROM
hair and the seam of his long coat is incised with the woodblock prints from Nagasaki and were
fine waves, since they came to Japan from the the only Europeans allowed in Japan, after the
ocean. He wears knee breeches, stockings and Portuguese were expelled in 1638.
clogs for shoes. ‘Chimney himotoshi’ through the
BACK AND UNDERSIDE $UTCHMEN WERE ONLY KNOWN HEIGHT 7.2 CM
to netsuke artists from the woodblock prints from
Nagasaki and were the only Europeans allowed in Condition: Very good condition, two of the horn
Japan, after the Portuguese were expelled in 1638. buttons on the reverse are lost
0ROVENANCE "RITISH PRIVATE COLLECTION 3OTHEBY S BY
HEIGHT 9.5 CM .EIL + $AVEY FROM INVENTORY NO
Condition: Very good condition, a minor Estimate EUR 2.000,-
imperfection by the tussle, expected minor age Starting price EUR 1.000,-
cracks and the ivory with some wear and a fine
patina
Provenance: European private collection, Ex June
Schuerch and previously acquired at Sagemonoya,
Tokyo
Estimate EUR 3.000,-
Starting price EUR 1.500,-

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